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AION 2 Assassin Build

A cold-blooded assassin who cuts through darkness and approaches unseen with deadly silence.

DaggerMelee burst damage with stealth12 active · 10 passive · 13 stigmaGlobal patch Oct 7, 2026KR: 살성

AssassinPvECommunity source

PvE build

Stat priority

  1. Accuracy
  2. Critical Hit
  3. Critical Damage Boost
  4. Attack
  5. PvE Damage Boost
  6. Cooldown Reduction

Core skills

  • Quick Slice level first, MP-friendly filler
  • Heart Gore main spam damage
  • Insignia Explosion detonates insignia stacks
  • Shadowstrike get behind target
  • Ambush back-attack follow-up
  • Storm Rampage use during boss stagger

Stigmas

  • Illusive Clone
  • Swift Contract
  • Savage Fang
  • Triniel's Dagger

Rotation

Shadowstrike Ambush Triniel's Dagger Swift Contract Illusive Clone Heart Gore Savage Fang Insignia Explosion Quick Slice Storm Rampage

Gear

  • Weapon & armor Daggers (Game8: Enraged Kromede Silver Dagger + Nuakum armor)
More notes

Where each part comes from: stat priority: Fextralife wiki; core skills: Fextralife wiki; stigmas: Fextralife wiki; rotation: Fextralife wiki. Daevanion board: Game8: Nezekan Quick Slice/Heart Gore/Insignia Explosion/Combat Speed; Zikel Heart Gore/Damage Boost; Vaizel Quick Slice/Heart Gore/Determination/Critical Damage Boost; Triniel Heart Gore/Quick Slice/Multi Hit Chance. Stat names used by the guide but not seen in the official item data we sampled: Cooldown Reduction.

AssassinPvPCommunity source

PvP build

Stat priority

  1. Accuracy
  2. PvP Damage Tolerance
  3. Status Effect Resist
  4. Critical Hit
  5. HP
  6. Evasion

Core skills

  • Shadowstrike stealth opener
  • Shadow Fall stun follow-up
  • Aerial Bind guaranteed airborne setup
  • Savage Roar stacks insignias
  • Insignia Explosion finisher burst
  • Flash Slice blind if stun fails

Stigmas

  • Shadow Walk
  • Illusive Clone
  • Aerial Bind
  • Evasion Contract

Rotation

Shadow Walk Shadowstrike Shadow Fall Savage Roar Ambush Aerial Bind Insignia Explosion

More notes

Where each part comes from: stat priority: Fextralife wiki; core skills: Fextralife wiki; stigmas: Fextralife wiki; rotation: Fextralife wiki. Stat names used by the guide but not seen in the official item data we sampled: PvP Damage Tolerance.

Updating. No Leveling build for Assassin that we could match to the global skill list yet. We will add one when a dated guide covers it.

Weapon, skill counts and Korean name are official. The build cards summarise published player guides (Community source, with the date we read them); skill names are matched to the official global skill list, and anything a guide did not state is left out, not guessed.

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Assassin skill list (global)

Every Assassin skill on the global client, with the level it unlocks. NCSoft's armory does not publish cooldowns, costs or descriptions, so we do not list them.

Active (12)
  • Quick Slice Lv 1
  • Savage Roar Lv 1
  • Shadowstrike Lv 1
  • Ambush Lv 3
  • Heart Gore Lv 4
  • Storm Rampage Lv 5
  • Whirlwind Slice Lv 7
  • Flash Slice Lv 8
  • Infiltrate Lv 10
  • Shadow Fall Lv 12
  • Insignia Explosion Lv 14
  • Defiance Lv 16
Passive (10)
  • Heightened Sixth Sense Lv 1
  • Exploit Weakness Lv 6
  • Apply Poison Lv 9
  • Rear Smite Lv 11
  • Assault Stance Lv 13
  • Impact Hit Lv 15
  • Ambush Stance Lv 17
  • Defense Break Lv 21
  • Revitalization Contract Lv 23
  • Determination Lv 25
Stigma (13)
  • Aerial Bind Lv 22
  • Assault Ambush Lv 22
  • Evasion Contract Lv 22
  • Evasion Stance Lv 22
  • Illusive Clone Lv 22
  • Savage Fang Lv 22
  • Shadow Walk Lv 22
  • Shadowstep Lv 22
  • Smoke Bomb Lv 22
  • Spiral Slice Lv 22
  • Swift Contract Lv 22
  • Throw Shadowblade Lv 22
  • Triniel's Dagger Lv 22

Official source Official armory, 3 level-45 characters (NA) · observed October 12, 2026

Weapons on top-level Assassin players

Weapons worn by the three highest-level Assassin characters on the NA armory on October 12, 2026. A sample, not a full item list.

Assassin: global vs Korean server

Many Assassin guides were written for the Korean client. Check these before copying one:

TopicGlobal (NA/EU)KoreaSource
Playable classes8 classes9 classes (adds 권성)Official source aion2.plaync.com
checked October 12, 2026
Arcana slots shown in armory510Official source assets.playnccdn.com
checked October 12, 2026
Accessory slotsPendant, Brooch x2, Seal x2 not shownShownOfficial source assets.playnccdn.com
checked October 12, 2026

If a guide shows more than 5 Arcana slots, or Pendant, Brooch or Seal slots, it was made on the Korean client. Full list: all classes.

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